Government must do more to tackle sanitation crisis – Bekwai MP
Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, and Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, says that the government must do more to address Ghana’s sanitation challenges.
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has urged the government to take more proactive steps in addressing Ghana's sanitation issues. Poku-Adusei, who is also a deputy ranking member on Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, made his comments during an interview with journalists.
While acknowledging that the allocation of 10% of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) towards sanitation is a positive move, Poku-Adusei believes the money should be invested in long-term solutions rather than merely addressing immediate sanitation problems. According to him, the current interventions largely concentrate on the surface-level sanitation issues and do not delve into their root causes.
Poku-Adusei argued that the demand for a separate sanitation fund is to ensure a consistent and reliable source of financing for sanitation management across the nation. When suggesting that the government could do more, he emphasized the necessity of offering permanent and sustainable solutions. He questioned whether the 10% allocation is effectively generating enduring improvements and therefore advocated for a change from short-term interventions to long-term investments in waste management and sanitation services.
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